The Streatham Festival team approached the current owners Ruach City Church through the auspices of local MP Steve Reed’s office to ask for access to the theatre for this year’s (2025) Streatham Festival. There was the possibility for a concert, a comedy event and guided tours. After a period of negotiations regarding content, costs and arrangements, only the tour is able to go ahead.

The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre have announced their online AGM for 8pm on 9th October 2025 in their latest newsletter. Sign up online to join the meeting to find out the latest state of play, as well as the formal business of annual reports and election of Trustees. The meeting is open to non-members but to vote you'll need to join the Friends, if you are not already.

Lambeth have posted the following item in their September Voluntary and Community Sector news email: Seeking a new operator for Streatham Space Project As many of you know, Streatham Space Project closed its doors early this year. We are working closely with the landlord, London Square, to secure a new operator. Our priority is to bring the venue back to life for the benefit of the community.

With support of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), Lambeth Council is launching round two of RE:Purpose, a small capital grants programme for creative industries businesses and cultural organisations based in or operating in the borough of Lambeth. RE:Purpose empowers businesses and organisations to transform underutilised spaces into vibrant cultural hubs, improving access and fostering sustainable, purpose-driven business models. In this round, they will also invite applications for improvements that improve sustainability and climate resilience, and that support the night-time economy. You can apply for up to £25,000.

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From The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre: The deadline of 30th May for comments on the application has passed and thank you if you have sent in your objections. There are delays between you sending your comments and them appearing on the Lambeth planning portal as they have to be checked by Lambeth officers and personal data removed. The case officer only works Tues-Thurs and there has been a high volume of comments. 

A message from our local Business Improvement District who are once again offering grants for events. “Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to creating events that make Streatham a great place to live, work and visit. Applications for awards of up to £5000 from the InStreatham Community Events Award are now live!Deadline for Submissions is midnight on July 5th 2025.

We have spoken with Lambeth's Cabinet Member for Stronger Communities, Councillor Donatus Anyanwu, and his Culture team. They are keen to get the Streatham Space Project up and running again with a new operator. They will be talking with the developer of the London Square site, and with Theatres Trust. We have offered input and advice from Streatham’s skilled and experienced arts practitioners in SAC, to help with the selection process, and to engage with the operator(s).

Streatham Festival 2025 will offer a wide range of exciting events celebrating music, entertainment and visual arts - check out the website Wouldn't it be good if Streatham Space Project was open again by then to host festival events?

Could this be the Final Act for Streatham Hill Theatre? Could we lose it permanently? Check out the latest from The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre and support their campaign here. Ruach City Church have submitted their application for change of use of Streatham Hill Theatre to a place of worship (ref. 25/01141/FUL at Lambeth Planning. It's arrived just in time for the bank holiday weekend, with the closure date for comments being 22nd May 2025.

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